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Description: | An incomplete, cast copper alloy, penannular brooch of Fowler's type E, dating from the late Roman or early Early-Medieval period, about AD 300 - 600.The remaining portion consists of about half of the frame, which is of sub-circular section, and one of the sub-rectangular terminals. The outer side of the frame is decorated with a series of narrow, angled, transverse grooves, the direction of the angle changing at about quarter of the way along the hoop. The terminal is proto-zoomorphic; the upper surface tapers inwards along the plane of the hoop, there is a circular depression in the centre of the upper surface and a pair of short, incised grooves on the outer end. It represents a stylised animal head facing away from the terminal along the hoop of the brooch. The remainder of the frame and the pin are missing. The brooch has a dark green patina. The terminal is 8.2mm long, 4.8mm wide and 3.5mm thick. It weighs 3.6gm.Similar brooches can be found on the database; compare for example SWYOR-EC09E8.
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